Projects we’ve funded

As Weymouth Sailing Club reached its 100th anniversary, a group of volunteers undertook a project to celebrate and share local sailing heritage.

Our Our Day Out encouraged people to explore the Keith Medley photographic archive based at Liverpool John Moores University.

Slough Roots enabled women from English, Asian and West Indian backgrounds to research traditional healing remedies still used in the UK today.

The Friends of Raikes Road Burial Ground reconnected people with the wildlife and local stories housed in the burial ground.

Young and older people worked together to record the history of this 100-year-old agricultural show, which has traditional rural activities at its heart.

This project saw the creation of a series of mini accessible and sensory-rich interpretation guides to the outdoor landscape of the clay trails in mid Cornwall.

The Tracks in Time project enabled the people of Netherfield in Nottinghamshire to celebrate and explore the town’s unique history.

This project explored the period between World Wars in Aylesbury through research and interviewing locals about their experiences.

East Kent Mencap delivered a reminiscence project which worked with people with learning disabilities to reflect on and record their lives through a favourite item of clothing.

365 Leeds stories uncovered and shared the hidden history of people with learning difficulties in Leeds by interviewing people who remembered Meanwood Hospital.

Stories from Indian Mythology worked with local school children to create a lantern procession to share the historic Hindu story of The Defeat of Narkasur.

Volunteers use photography and artwork to connect to the life of a notable natural historian.